Hi there, I'm Jessica. 

I'm driven, inquisitive, and motivated to find ways to connect and empower people with modern technology. I embody passion with a purpose (and a heart). I strive to see the best of every situation and person, because a positive outlook on life is often the first step to success.

Let's do something amazing together.

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Experience

Undergraduate Researcher

Freshman Research Initiative

12/2018- 05/2018

· Spearheaded a leg-tracking and collision-prevention project on Building-Wide Intelligence robots (BWIbots) using C++, ROS, and Python.
· Developed and optimized a clustering algorithm to remove noise from laser scan data and track the positions of people with 72% accuracy.
· Prepared a10-page research paper under the direction of Professor Justin Hart.

SAT Tutor

Self-employed

12/2016 - 05/2018

· Hosted weekly SAT prep tutoring sessions for 4 high school students.
· Designed lesson plans and increased students’ average SAT scores by 210 points.

Supply Chain Study Abroad Participant

McCombs BBA - Hong Kong 

12/2017 - Present

· Conducted field research in Target's stores, Los Angeles distribution center, and Chinese factories.
· Prepared and presented deck on Target's supply chain inefficiencies to Target operations manager.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

GPA: 3.81/4.00

08/2017 - 05/2021

BS in Computer Science Honors
→ College of Natural Sciences
BA in Business Honors
McCombs School of Business

 Relevant Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Discrete Math, Multivariable Calculus, Computer Architecture, Linear Algebra, Management Information Systems.
Currently Taking: Operating Systems, Probability and Statistics.

Activities

University Securities Investment Team

Director of Technology

09/2017 - Present

· Deployed platform to manage sign-in, file sharing, and a weekly trading game for an organization of 300+ members using Heroku, Flask, Python, HTML and CSS, and the Box API.
· Redesigned USIT website, driving up total page views by 88% in one year (www.texasusit.org).
· Collaborated with a seven-member executive board using Trello and Slack to plan three annual stock pitch events with a combined prize pool of over $110,000 and 60+ teams.

Projects

Webcrawler

Java

12/2017

· Implemented a webcrawler and search engine in Java using an inverted index.
· Reduced querying time complexity to O(1)  for phrases of three tokens or less using triple indexing.
· Incorporated shunting-yard algorithm and a primitive page ranking index to improve search engine utility.

Smart Tetris

Java

11/2017

· Built a Tetris game and a Tetris-playing AI capable of clearing 1,000+ rows in Java using a genetic algorithm.
· Solidified skills in writing test harnesses, modular code, efficient algorithms, and assertions.

Skills

Java

90%

C

80%

Python

60%

Linux

80%

HTML & CSS

60%

Contact Info

05/13/1999
Jessica Huang
+206 979 6833
jesshuang513@gmail.com
jessicahuang513
Austin, TX, 78705

Hobbies And Interests

I like learning about AI, machine learning, big data, full-stack development, design, and algorithmic trading. In my free time, I like to read Jane Austen novels, cook Chinese food (especially dumplings), bake, hike, and paint. I have a golden retriever puppy named Scout, and I've trained him how to play dead, speak, shake, spin, and roll over.